Peruvian Nationalist Party (Spanish: Partido Nacionalista Peruano; PNP) is a centre-left to left-wing political party in Peru.
Peruvian Nationalist Party Partido Nacionalista Peruano | |
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| Abbreviation | PNP |
| President | Ollanta Humala |
| Leader | Nadine Heredia |
| Founders | Ollanta Humala Nadine Heredia |
| Founded | 3 October 2005 |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Youth wing | Juventud Nacionalista ("Nationalist Youth") |
| Ideology | Social democracy Peruvian nationalism Historical: Indigenismo Ethnocacerism Anti-imperialism Socialism of the 21st century[1] |
| Political position | Centre-left[2][3] Historical: Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Peru Wins (2010–2012) |
| Regional affiliation | São Paulo Forum COPPPAL |
| Colours | Red |
| Congress | 0 / 130 |
| Governorships | 0 / 25 |
| Regional Councillors | 0 / 274 |
| Province Mayorships | 0 / 196 |
| District Mayorships | 0 / 1,874 |
| Website | |
| www | |
History
editThe Nationalist Party had as its antecedent the Peruvian Nationalist Movement. The party was originally conceived to be the main political expression of the ethnocacerist ideology, though the ideology was renounced by party founder Ollanta Humala in 2006.
Ollanta Humala was the Peruvian Nationalist Party's presidential nominee for the 2006 general election, running under a joint ticket with Union for Peru, as the party was not registered on time for the election. Humala lost the runoff against Alan García of the Peruvian Aprista Party.[4] However, the alliance with the Union for Peru would be dissolved, and the members of the Nationalist Party would form the Nationalist bench made up of 25 Congressmen. In 2010, PNP formed the alliance Peru Wins ("Gana Perú") to participate in 2011 general election. In the runoff vote on 5 June 2011, Humala was elected president against Keiko Fujimori of the Force 2011. He served in office on from 28 July 2011 to 28 July 2016.[5]
Initially perceived as a full-fledged socialist government inspired by the Venezuelan Chavismo, Humala's presidency ultimately embraced free-market policies, although not at the same rhythm as previous administrations. Interpreting his sudden change as a betrayal to his voters, the Nationalist congressional caucus was reduced from 47 seats to 26, as most members rejected the government's inaction in fulfilling Humala's campaign initiatives. In addition, First Lady Nadine Heredia sought to be a controversial figure for the administration by indirectly taking a more active role in her husband's work, ultimately being seen as a dual presidency. Pundits agree on qualifying Humala's Nationalist presidency as mediocre, as no substantial changes were made in both economic and social aspects of Peru.[6][7] Humala was also considered to have shifted towards neoliberalism and the political centre during his presidency.[8][9]
The party opted to not take part in the 2016 general elections, in order to preserve its status as an official party; in Peru, a party that fails to obtain above 5% in a national election is automatically removed from the registry of political parties. With the party's prospective presidential candidate Daniel Urresti polling at around 1% in the run-up to the election, the PNP decided to refrain from electoral politics until local elections in 2018.[10]
2021 general election
editFollowing a dry spell by not participating in the 2018 regional and municipal elections and the 2020 snap parliamentary election, the party announced Humala as its presidential nominee for the 2021 general election.[11] On election day, with only 1.6% of the valid votes in the presidential election and 1.51% in the parliamentary election, the party failed to overcome the electoral fence and the party could lose its registration as a political party.[12][13][14]
Guidelines
editThe PNP is a party strictly centralized in the figure of Ollanta Humala, but it had a strong ideological influence from the thought of José Carlos Mariátegui, Víctor Haya de la Torre and even Juan Velasco Alvarado. The political vision that characterizes the party is to seek a transformation of the country through the construction of a social and political majority; It also seeks the mobilization of the country's human and "moral" resources to contribute to the construction of the State.
Some of the main goals set by the party consisted of dignifying politics, promoting justice, economic and social development for the re-founding of democracy; it also promotes equality before the courts for everyone.
Electoral results
editPresidential elections
edit| Year | Candidate | Party / Coalition | Votes | Percentage | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Ollanta Humala | .jpeg)
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Union for Peru UPP-PNP |
1st Round:
3,758,258 |
1st Round: | 1st Round:
1st |
| 2nd Round:
6,270,080 |
2nd Round: | 2nd Round:
2nd | ||||
| 2011 | Peru Wins | 1st Round:
4,643,064 |
1st Round: | 1st Round:
1st | ||
| 2nd Round:
7,937,704 |
2nd Round: | 2nd Round:
1st | ||||
| 2016 | Daniel Urresti | 
|
Peruvian Nationalist Party | Ticket withdrawn | N/A | N/A |
| 2021 | Ollanta Humala | 
|
Peruvian Nationalist Party | 230,831 | 13th | |
Elections to the Congress of the Republic
edit| Election | Votes | % | Seats |  /
|
Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,274,739 as part of Peruvian Nationalist Party - UPP Electoral Alliance | 21.2% | 45 / 120
|
33
|
Minority |
| 2011 | 3,245,003 as part of Peru Wins | 25.3% | 47 / 130
|
13
|
Minority |
| 2016 | List withdrawn | N/A | N/A | 
|
N/A |
| 2021 | 178,685 | 1.5% | 0 / 130
|
|
NA |
References
edit- ^ Politics & Political History of Peru Archived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine access-date=December 6, 2014
- ^ "Peru's Nationalist Party Attempts To Remove President Alán García After Violence Against Miners". Latindispatch.com. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2014.
- ^ "Ollanta Humala: ni de izquierda, ni de derecha". BBC News Mundo (in Spanish). 11 June 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ DW, Política (5 June 2006). "Alan García gana elecciones en Perú". dw.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ 20 Minutos, Noticia (6 June 2011). "Ollanta Humala derrota a Keiko Fujimori y será el próximo presidente de Perú". 20minutos.es. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ RPP Noticias, Política (23 November 2013). "Bayly: Humala encabeza Gobierno mediocre y Maduro tiene los días contados". rpp.pe. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ Ideele, Revista (8 April 2016). "Lo bueno, lo malo y lo feo de Humala + 2". revistaideele.com. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Peru's Humala reshuffling Cabinet in investor-friendly move". Reuters. 30 October 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ Cruz, Diego Sánchez dela (6 July 2014). "Ollanta Humala consolida el modelo liberal en Perú". Libre Mercado (in European Spanish). Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ PeruReports, Politics (14 March 2016). "Peru's ruling party withdraws from 2016 elections". perureports.com. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Agencia Andina, Archivo (26 October 2020). "Ollanta Humala presenta precandidatura presidencial en el Partido Nacionalista". andine.pe. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ "Elecciones 2021: un total de 16 partidos políticos perderían su inscripción en el ROP". elperuano.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ PERÚ, Empresa Peruana de Servicios Editoriales S. A. EDITORA. "Elecciones 2021: un total de 16 partidos políticos perdería su inscripción". andina.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (5 May 2021). "Elecciones Generales de Perú de 2021: Estos partidos perderían inscripción al no pasar valla del 5% tras comicios del 11 de abril nndc | POLITICA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 May 2021.
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External links
edit- (in Spanish) Official website